- Location
- southern riverina Australia
None here.How much snow do you get in the winter?
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
- Start date
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Yes it does.
- Location
- somerset
that is a massive leap of faith in dairy farming, he obviously thinks there is a profitable future in dairy farming, in Aus. Over here, milk is seen as a loss leader, by the s/mkts, which keeps a very tight lid on prices, l am afraid l would not be prepared to invest massively in dairy, at the moment.
Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
More than you think !
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Christ.. do it right and this an amazing job to be in.
Will Blackburn
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- Location
- Cheshire
"do it right" is sometimes used as justification for massive infrastructure?
- Location
- somerset
and so it should be, but massive investment, in producing a 'loss leader' product, pretty sure you could put the money elsewhere, for a much better/easier return. Change the loss leader bit, very different picture.
- Location
- Shropshire
How many cows would they be aiming for in a set up that size
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Not 100% sure if there current numbers. Think between 650 to 800 all year round at moment.
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Not sure where cheese is being sold as a loss leader ?Where currently that isn’t in a massive paper money type bubble.
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Yeap we have miles of concrete tracks
- Location
- somerset
the whole problem is food is to cheap, for the public, and guv does not want it to rise, dearer food, means less money spent on taxable goods = less money/tax for guv.
It is very doubtful food will get to it's proper value, unless an absolute shortage, 250 years ago, food would require 70% of wages to survive, today that figure is sub 5%, the difference is spent on taxable goods.
We invest, expand, on the hope things will 'improve', but guv has a vested interest in stopping that occurring, and that position is highly unlikely to change.
From a strictly money angle, that money can earn you more, invested elsewhere. We are told, by accountants etc, the average dairy farmer is not making much profit, the top 25% are. So, unless you are in that top group, investing in new buildings/parlours etc, can be an expensive weight on ones shoulders.
Your local cheesemaker is shutting down 2 of his 10 dairies.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Housing market boom here and the stamp duty the states collect from it is filling state government revenue coffers here. Everything is going up though. Hyperinflation is only a glitch away from rearing its head in the USA where they are printing money hand over fist. The disaster that is imminent in China could make the GFC look like a walk in the park. So, governments worldwide cant have rising food prices for consumers to contend with as that can lead to civil war and overthrow. They'd rather have impoverished idiot price taking farmers as that's what we are conditioned to take year after year.
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
any idea where I am get a new one please.lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Why wouldn’t they if there not performing? And I quite agree if your no good get out. But that’s the same in any industry. Am sick and tired of those who can’t thinking none of us can and slagging of the industry and the opportunities it can provide.
Then you must have 100's of acres at the parlour door? Some of us are not that blessed.
What is the rate of return on the value of that land?
Were you not complaining about profit during droughts? Buying fodder?
- Location
- Shropshire
I just use a loop of ratchet strap spreads the load over more area of her leg tooView attachment 988757View attachment 988758Trimming first lame cow in ages this happens
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Never complain about profitability. I regArd myself as incredibly fortunate and never moan about my industry to the general public. I could be living in Afghanistan.
I undoubtedly get rain envy and at times Tb free envy otherwise I am living my best life.
currently on the land we “own”roe will be around 7% this yr.
SparkfordView attachment 988757View attachment 988758Trimming first lame cow in ages this happens
Why is he shutting down two of his dairies?